News from the Dean for Student Affairs
November 2009
Make Your January Plan
Thanks to the new academic calendar, January will be largely free of teaching or grading obligations for graduate students. Make the most of it with January@GSAS, a series of seminars, workshops, and extracurricular opportunities to help you recharge, burnish your job-seeking credentials, and take advantage of resources you might have neglected during the term. Find out all about it here. And view a handy list of offices and services open in January.
Pointers on Publishing
The “Becoming Faculty” series from the Office of Career Services continues in November with:
Publishing in Books and Scholarly Journals
Wednesday, November 4, 4-5:30 p.m.
Dudley House Common Room
Featuring a guest speaker from Harvard University Press and remarks from students who have published.
Preparing for Campus Visits
Monday, November 16, 10-11:30 a.m.
OCS Conference Room, 54 Dunster St.
To connect with Office of Career Services news and events, sign up for the academic and/or nonacademic listservs. Check OCS's calendar for the full line-up of events for GSAS students.
Banish Your Stress
The Graduate Student Council and GSAS are pairing to sponsor “Counteracting Stress: The Relaxation Response,” a talk by Herbert Benson, M.D., Director Emeritus, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
Given the popularity of his last talk, two identical sessions will be offered:|
- Thursday, November 5, at noon in Sever 113
- Wednesday, November 18, at 7 p.m. in
Science Center Hall D.
Want a Green Card?
Attend an information session led by local attorney Steve Clark covering basic facts about permanent resident status (also known as having a green card) in the United States. Sponsored by the Harvard International Office.
Tuesday, November 3, 1-3 p.m.
Armenise Auditorium
Longwood Medical Area
Want to Get Involved and Build Your Community?
Attend an informational meeting about resident and Dudley fellow positions for the 2010-2011 academic year on Monday, November 30, 4 p.m. in the Dudley House Common Room. The meeting will feature a discussion about opportunities as freshman proctors in the freshman dormitories, resident tutors in the Houses, resident advisors in the GSAS residence halls, and Dudley fellows. A panel of students who currently hold these positions will discuss their experiences. Contact
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director of GSAS Student Services. If you are unable to attend and would like to receive copies of written materials, please stop by GSAS Student Services (Dudley House, Rm. B2) after November 30.
Writing Program Seeks Preceptors
Each year the Harvard College Writing Program hires several preceptors from a variety of disciplines. The position has typically been seen as a desirable kind of post-doc for a year or two before moving on to a tenure-track job.
Each faculty member develops a writing course on an academic topic, usually grounded in his or her field or in an interdisciplinary approach, emphasizing argument, analysis and close work with source material. Each faculty member teaches two sections per semester of fifteen freshmen per section. Salary and benefits are competitive. Contracts are for one year, renewable for five years. Applications are due November 5, 2009, for positions beginning in spring 2010 and in 2010/11.
Find out more about the Harvard College Writing Program here, and apply for teaching positions here.
General Announcements:
Resources for Teaching Fellows
A comprehensive new TF handbook for 2009-2010, now online.
View Your Record in the Student Progress Database
GSAS has given access to the Student Progress Database for all GSAS students to see their own current records. Additionally, access has been given to faculty advisors to see the records of their advisees. If any information looks erroneous or incomplete, please contact the department staff of the student's program.
Sign Up for Emergency Text Message Notification
Harvard has launched MessageMe, a new emergency broadcast text messaging service for all members of the University community. Students, staff, and faculty may sign up to receive text messages in the event of an extreme emergency on campus.
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Harvard International SOS (I-SOS) Travel Assistance Program
Find out about Harvard I-SOS's 24-hour-a-day, worldwide emergency medical and security evacuation services.
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Library Resources for Students
The Harvard College Library Website provides extensive resources for GSAS students who are writing the dissertation or teaching undergraduates.
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Secondary Fields Offered in PhD Studies
Secondary fields can greatly enhance a student's PhD program. Click here to learn more and to find out which GSAS programs currently offer secondary fields.
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